ADC programs include a Bachelor's degree and a Certificate. For more information on the ADC Certificate click here

Goals for the Alcohol & Drug Counseling major:

The School of Social & Behavioral Sciences has adopted the following goals and outcomes for students majoring in Alcohol & Drug Counseling, which are intended to result from participation in its academic program. These goals and outcomes represent the knowledge, skills and values consistent with the science and application of this field in Christian higher education. The program is designed to prepare students to work in both Christian and secular contexts, and to meet the educational and field requirements established by the Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy for Licensure as an Alcohol & Drug Counselor (LADC).

Student Learning and Development Outcomes for the Alcohol and Drug Counseling major include:

Goal 1: Identify as a professional alcohol and drug counselor and conduct oneself accordingly

Advocate for client access to the services of alcohol and drug counseling

Practice personal reflection and self-correction to assure continual professional development

Attend to professional roles and boundaries

Demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior, appearance, and communication

Demonstrate effective oral and written communication in working with individuals, families, groups, organizations, communities, and colleagues

Demonstrate effective thinking and writing for various purposes

Goal 4: Engage in diversity and difference in practice

Recognize the extent to which a culture's structures and values may oppress, marginalize, alienate, or create or enhance privilege and power

Gain sufficient self-awareness to eliminate the influence of personal biases and values in working in diverse groups

View themselves as learners and engage those with whom they work as informants

Goal 5: Engage in treatment modalities that assist clients

Understand the philosophies, practices, policies, and outcomes of the most generally accepted and scientifically supported models of treatment, recovery, relapse prevention, and continuing care for addiction and other substance-related problems

Develop and defend a treatment plan for specific clients that select from the above

Understand the value of an interdisciplinary approach to addiction treatment

Understand and utilize the established diagnostic criteria for substance use disorders

Goal 6: Engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research

Use practice experience to inform scientific inquiry

Use reserach evidence to inform practice

Goal 7: Apply knowledge of interaction between the individual and his/her environment

Utilize conceptual frameworks to guide the processes of assessment, intervention, and evaluation

Critique and apply knowledge to understand individuals and their contexts

Demonstrate knowledge of community resources to assist in providing comprehensive and holistic support to clients

Internship credits to be taken at various times during the student’s academic program for a total of 9 credits and no less than 880 hours. Students preparing to provide services to adolescents must include a minimum of 150 hours of supervised internship providing direct services to adolescents.

Part 4. General Electives - Including Bachelor of Arts Degree Option

18 Credits

Students may select 6-8 credits of the same foreign language (May include Ancient Languages or American Sign Language.) and 10-12 credits of general electives (for a total of 18 credits) to earn a Bachelor of Arts Degree or select 18 credits of general electives to earn a Bachelor of Science Degree.